# Algeria residents mourn neighbours lost in wildfire aftermath

https://mins.news/en/item/35221

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-28 05:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/28/algeria-residents-mourn-neighbours-lost-in-wildfire-aftermath?traffic_source=rss

> Residents in Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are surveying communities devastated by wildfires. Twelve people were killed across several provinces after more than 150 fires erupted in a single day, with fewer than one-third still burning.

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